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Birch Bark Basket
- Material
- WOOD-BARK (BIRCH);
- ANIMAL - LEATHER
- Description
- A oval, tapered birch bark basket with a square bottom. The ends are overlaped and stitched together with rawhide in a zigzaged pattern. The bottom of the basket is folded in and up and secured with small straight stitches. The top of the basket has been finished with a overhand stitch, alternating…
- Original Owner
- Glad Bury
- Category
- DISTRIBUTION AND TRANSPORTATION OBJECTS
- Sub-Category
- CONTAINER
- Start Date
- 1960
- End Date
- 1966
- Description
- A oval, tapered birch bark basket with a square bottom. The ends are overlaped and stitched together with rawhide in a zigzaged pattern. The bottom of the basket is folded in and up and secured with small straight stitches. The top of the basket has been finished with a overhand stitch, alternating with light and brown sections of rawhide, The bottom of the rim stitching ends in a zig zag pattern.
- Style
- First Nations
- Material
- WOOD-BARK (BIRCH);
- ANIMAL - LEATHER
- Height
- 19
- Diameter
- 58.5
- Units Of Measurement
- Centimeters
- Dimension Notes
- Bottom 13cmx13cm
- Accession No.
- 2013.30.8
- Type of Record
- Museum Artifact
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